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Fellowship Events
- Nordic Summer Festival
- Saturday, July 11th, 2009, 4pm-10pm
- 350 Garner Rd., Salt Spring Island, B.C., Canada
- A sacred celebration of Midsummer for the whole family. All are welcomed.
For information, call Dan Miller 250-931-0094.
A community event of the
Fridhgard Fellowship Society
Celebrate High Summer with Mother Earth and the Ancestors,
Goddess Sun, Frigga, Odhin, Thor, Freya and Freyr,
and the whole family!
Kids welcomed!
Come One & All,
With The Young & The Old,
And Your Kith & Kin,
For The Fun & Games,
The Food & Folk,
The Poetry & Song,
The Laughs & The Lore,
The Holy & The Sacred.
Play Ancient Games
like kubb, tafl & bocce.
Celebrate life on earth,
and your place in the
chain of the generations!
Come in traditional costume,
festive garb,
or just as you are.
All are welcomed, in accord with the ancient law of hospitality.
Admission by donation.
Schedule:
3:00 - Gates Open
4:00 - Opening Ceremony
for the Tribal Mothers
drawn from the Icelandic Sagas,
Beowulf and other sources.
5:00 - Midsummer Tree Dance
5:30 - Visit from Mother Earth,
with blessings & gifts for the kids
6:00 - Keynote Speaker:
Dan Miller on The Ancestor Traditions
7:00 - Pot-Luck Feast:
Bring a dish and beverage for the Sacred Feast
8:00 - Old Norwegian Folk-Tale:
"The Man Who Is Loved By Womankind Shall Never Wont for
Anything"
8:30 - Battle of the Skalds:
Poetry & Spoken Word Face-Off.
Wow the crowd with your poetic craftings and win honour &
prizes!
10:00 - Closing Ceremony:
Special tributes, prayers and offerings for the Land, the
Ancestors and the Gods.
The Fridhgard Fellowship is dedicated to the revival and celebration of the ancient Nordic tribal cultures indigenous to Northwest Europe.
Fridhgard means "sacred sanctuary, yard of peace".
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